Formative Assessment
Assessment during instruction guides student learning. used during instruction to determine if students are making satisfactory progress
Summative Assessment
Achievement is measured at the e
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Formative Assessment
Assessment during instruction guides student learning. used during instruction to determine if students are making satisfactory progress
Summative Assessment
Achievement is measured at the end of instruction. assess learning outcomes following the instructional sequence
Authentic Assessment
Understanding and skills are applied in a real world scenario. assess student learning in real world settings
Portfolio Assessment
Evaluation of collections of student work demonstrates progress over time
Norm referenced assessment
compares performance to other individuals
criterion referenced assessment
compares performance to specified achievement domain
diagnostic assessment
used to probe deep into the causes of learning deficiencies
What is a benefit of implementing a system of assessment
An assessment system provides multiple opportunities to measure aspects of desired performance
A 4th grade social studies teacher wants students to practice higher order thinking and problem solving skills while working on a unit focusing on ancient Greece and Rome. What are 2 appropriate assessment methods to meet this goal?
Write and enact a play focusing on everyday customs. Determine the most valuable natural resources of the area.
A science teacher wants to assess his students higher order thinking and problem solving skills relating to animal adaptations. Which assessment option would achieve this goal?
Give students an animal and an environment to study and ask them to describe possible adaptations the animal may make.
A 6th grade social studies teacher is concerned about whether or not the students are progressing satisfactorily thru the current lesson on the locations of ancient river civilizations. when asking questions during a formative assessment, the teacher finds that most of the students do not know the answers. what would be an appropriate instructional decision based on the assessment results?
Reteach the objective using another activity.
68 percent of the class did not meet mastery on an assessment at the end of a unit on figurative language. which 2 instructional decisions would be appropriate based on the assessment results?
reteach low scoring concepts. plan differentiated activities
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